Enhancing Provincial Sport Excellence

Powering Podiums is a series of high performance sport technical oriented workshops geared toward BC’s provincial and disability sport organizations. The aim of these workshops is to provide the sport sector relevant information to improve sport excellence in BC and achieve BC government benchmark of athletes on national teams. A wide variety of topics will be sourced based on feedback and observations from provincial sport organizations. Workshop sessions are typically 2 to 4 hours depending on the topic.
Powering Podiums is a joint program created by Canadian Sport Institute Pacific and viaSport
Recent Events
Targeting the Athlete Pathway
In this Powering Podiums session, Targeting the Athlete Pathway, we heard from the CSI System Enhancement Team and Kevin Bowie from viaSport who shared updates on the Athlete Pathway including: an update on the High-Performance landscape, the Enhanced Excellence program, an update on the registration system and upcoming new Digital Passport, updates around RBC Training Ground and the BC Games Prep Program along with an update on the CSI Pacific Performance Nation program and what it can offer to athletes and PSO’s.
Previous Powering Podiums Sessions
View content from previous Powering Podiums sessions:
- 09/24 – Work-Life Rhythm
- 03/24 – Using Movement Screens to Support Athlete Development
- 11/23 – Succession Planning
- 06/23 – Data Management
- 11/22 – Coaching in a Safe Sport Environment
- 06/22 – Developing and Retaining Officials
- 11/21 – Enhanced Excellence
- 06/21 – Exploring the Art and Science Behind Practice Innovation
- 01/21 – Conversations Around Youth Mental Health
- 05/20 – Adapting Athlete Targeting During Unforeseen Crises
- 05/20 – Supporting Athletes Holistically During COVID-19
- 04/20 – Strength and Conditioning in a COVID-19 World
- 04/20 – Coach Mentoring
- 12/19 – Pathway Alignment: Targeting & Identifying Athletes Through Performance Profiling
- 06/19 – Crisis: Managing Our HP Programs When Things Go Wrong
- 03/19 – Powering Progression Through Data Solutions
- 10/18 – Keep Our Coaches Happy & Healthy
- 06/18 – An International Perspective on High Performance Athlete Development
- 03/18 – High Performance Coach Pathway
- 11/17 – Para-Sport Synergies